Example sentences of "his [adj] [noun sg] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That would be his usual role at these parties . |
| 2 | His absolute conviction at that time , reinforced by an extraordinary personal charm and magnetism gave me just the right insight and guidance that I needed . |
| 3 | That in all this — in the maelstrom which he had managed to turn into a benevolent vortex — his real preoccupation at that time was to be a man . |
| 4 | Party Politics , known as an equine giant in racing circles because of his massive size , was cruising when he took it up four fences from home , and winning jockey Carl Llewellyn later admitted that his chief concern at that stage had been striking the front too early . |
| 5 | The emotional and political stability afforded to Nizan by his entry to the PCF in 1927 needs to be examined in the light of other factors influencing his personal development at this time . |
| 6 | In his dramatic resignation statement before a huge press conference in the Ministry of Defence on the afternoon of Thursday 9 January 1986 , Heseltine explained his sudden walkout at that morning 's Cabinet meeting in terms which raised it high above a small , troubled helicopter manufacturer in the West Country . |
| 7 | Other fairy subjects followed , but his major work at this time was a large number of panels for Lord Foley 's house at 26 Grosvenor Square , for which he chose scenes from Tasso 's ‘ Jerusalem Delivered ’ and Byron 's ‘ Manfred ’ . |
| 8 | One way and another , it appears that the search for a new chief executive for IBM Corp is not going too well as one after another , the most fancied candidates declare that they are non-runners — so long after their names were first widely canvassed in the press that they leave the strong impression that they have considered or been considered for the job , but after having looked into it , decided that they would n't touch it with a bargepole : latest to declare his belated non-candidacy is former Hewlett-Packard Co chief executive John Young , who says he is ‘ definitely not a candidate ’ — ‘ He 's enjoying retirement , ’ said a Hewlett spokeswoman ; all attention is now focussed on the thought-to-be front runners that have n't ruled themselves out — Paul Stern , recently retired chairman and tough manager of Northern Telecom Ltd , who could be planning to repeat his double act at that company with another former IBMer , Edward Lucente , who has also just resigned from Northern Telecom ; the other two whose odds have shortened are George Fisher , chairman and chief executive of Motorola Inc , Morton Myerson , chairman of Perot Systems Corp , and Louis Gerstner , head of RJR Nabisco Co ; industry sources told Reuter that the name of Michael Armstrong keeps coming up within IBM — but he quit only a year ago , and has just taken the top job at Hughes Aircraft Co . |
| 9 | Of his extreme misery at this moment there could be no doubt . |
| 10 | The answer to the question had to be in his tautly-held head at that moment and it was as inaccessible to me as Alpha Centauri . |
| 11 | Valverde told the commission that his immediate superior at that time , the then Minister of Transport and Communications José Barrionuevo , had had full knowledge of the details of the land purchases . |
| 12 | His only concern at that time was whether his marriage was going to be able to stand up to his time in jail . |
| 13 | Elected by the STV an MP would soon find himself under the same necessity as his Irish counterpart to maximize his local popularity at all costs . |
| 14 | His Permanent Secretary at that time was my cousin Wilfrid Bourne , and this is what he later wrote to me : |
| 15 | He could have given in to his sympathetic side at any point but he was adamant that Charman had to go , even though he knew the hurt it would cause to someone with whom he had previously been close . |